2.7 Core E-Government Indicators The results of the core E-Government indicators are as in table 4 below: The results also show that out of all civil service employees only 1% are ICT professionals. Support for the 39% that use computers in government is undermined by the low ICT professional workforce. TABLE 6 CORE E-GOVERNMENT INDICATORS CORE E-GOVERNMENT INDICATORS Code Name Percentage EG1 Proportion of persons employed in central government organizations routinely using computers 39% EG1.22 Proportion of ICT professional employed in government 1% EG2 Proportion of persons employed in central 23% government organizations routinely using the Internet EG3 Proportion of central government organizations with a Local Area Network (LAN) Proportion of central government organizations with an intranet Proportion of central government organizations with Internet access, by type of access Proportion of central government organizations with a web presence Selected Internet-based services available to citizens, by level of sophistication of service EG4 EG5 EG6 EG7 2.8 E-Government Indicator 50% 11% 50% 39% 0% The World Summit Targets The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), in 2005, set 10 targets for all participant countries to be met by 2015 as follows: i. ii. iii. Connect villages and establish community access points; Connect universities, colleges, secondary schools and primary schools; Connect scientific and research institutions; This is not defined in this category of indicators but has been added to the list to substantiate the need human capital development in ICTs and to provide for an M&E plan indicator for measuring progress in this area. 2 23 Deleted: The World